What color is #A69997?

#A69997 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69997?

The RGB value is 166, 153, 151: 166 red, 153 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69997?

The complementary color is #97A4A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69997?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69997 color

#A69997 rgb(166, 153, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A69997 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 60% green and 59.2% blue (166, 153, 151).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 8% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#A69997 color codes

HEX	`#A69997`
RGB	`rgb(166, 153, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 60%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 8%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 9%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 9%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.26, 4.41, 2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.26, 5.21, 32.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.702, 33.124, 33.943)`
Decimal	`10918295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69997, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A69997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A69997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69997; }
.text { color: #a69997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 153 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69997, #a6a197); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A69997?: #A69997 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69997?: The RGB value is 166, 153, 151: 166 red, 153 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69997?: The complementary color is #97A4A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69997?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.